While some of us suffer from the misconception that all rational people will surely agree with us if only we explain ourselves correctly, and that disagreement obviously comes from us not using the right arguments--leading us to repeatedly state the same point/concept in slightly different words, hoping that, this time, the poor, deluded other poster will understand.

They never do. And when head-of-the-it's-my-fic-and-you've-no-right-to-read-it-if-I-change-my-mind-about-posting-it school brought up Anne Rice's right to request no fanfic and fans' responsibility to abide by that, I knew further argument was pointless. We clearly are on opposite sides of the artiste/storyteller divide.